CORRESPONDENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 965, 3 November 1879, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The Editor docs not, necessarily, adopt the opinions expressed by correspondents.] THE GREYMOUTH AMATEUR E\TERTAmiENT. [TO THE EDITOR.] Sir—"Be good enough to allow me to make a few remarks in answer to the letter of " Honorabilis " (so called) which appeared in your issue of the olst nit. That writer, f<,>r some reason of his own, appears to be doing his best to raise a feukug of jealousy against those Greymouth amateurs who have at great personal inconvenience promised to assist at the concert in aid of the Grey-mouth Presbyterian Manse fund. And he further hisii mates that the concert was fixed for Monday evening, the 3rd hist.,' for the express purpose of damaging the other ei'krUiumenfs which are to""take place at .Kmnara. The fact is that the particular time was chosen long before it was known that any othur entertainments would take place, ami for no other reason than that the party would have the benefit of the moon for the return journey. 'iho reason why Kumara was fixed as the place for the concert was simply that

it appears to be the only place on the Coast where people are able to afford to go to an entertainment of the kind. Whoever ; " Honorabilis" may be, I cannot think that he shows good taste in imputing had motives or in endeavouring to raise an ill-feeling at Kumara against either the performers at, or the object of, this concert. A glance at the names of the singers -ivill show that they have ever been ready to assist in forwarding any worthy or charitable cause, whether the recipients were Catholic or Protestant, Wesley an or Presbyterian. The West Coast people, including the Kumarites have ever shown a praiseworthy inclination to avoid those distinctions and jealousies of sect and class which have been the bane of other places; and the person who would seek to introduce or perpetuate them here should be the object of contempt of all right-think-ing persons. In conclusion, I would say that though the Presbyterians are willing to take their chance with the rest, and trust that they can present an acceptable programme to a Kumara audience in return for the price of admission, I hope that the amateurs will be listened to with candour, and their efforts to please in a good cause will be duly appreciated.—Yours, &c, Jas. Hamilton. For remainder of news see last page.